As an 18 year-old young player growing up in Auckland in the 1980s, flying wing Timo Tagaloa was tipped to be the new Brian Williams. He went on to play for the country of his heritage, Samoa, at the 1991 Rugby World Cup where he was part of the team that famously beat Wales at Cardiff Arms Park. That 16-13 win against all the odds announced the arrival of Pacific Islands’ rugby on the world’s biggest stage in what is still today, over 20 years later, one of the biggest upsets in the history of the international game. He had a relatively short international career from 1990-1991 playing just nine Tests but scoring six tries. Later he represented New Zealand in Sevens rugby.